File Transfer using FileZilla

You want to transfer data from / to HPC cluster under Windows, Mac or Linux. But you don’t want to use command line. Instead, you want to use an open-source SFTP(SSH File Transfer Protocol) client with easy-to-use GUI. Then, FileZilla is the choice for you. Follow the instructions below.

Step-by-step guide

First, install and configure FileZilla in your workstation. These steps need to be done only once.

  1. Open your browser in your workstation.

  2. Open this page: https://filezilla-project.org/

  3. Click Download FileZilla Client.

  4. After finishing the downloading, finish the installation. If you have any question, please contact us at jubail.admins@nyu.edu or check this guide: https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Client_Installation

Once the installation is done,

  1. If you are outside campus network, connect to NYU VPN first.

    NYU VPN

  2. Open FileZilla. It will prompt a GUI.

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  3. Enter the Host, Username, Password and Port. Click Quickconnect, as shown in the screenshot below:

    • Host: jubail.abudhabi.nyu.edu

    • Username: Your NetID

    • Password: Your NetID password

    • Port: 22

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  4. Remote host is connected. The window on the left is local site (your workstation), while the window on the right is remote site (Jubail). By default, the remote path is $HOME, e.g., /home/NetID.

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  5. If you want to change the current directory, double click the target folder.

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  6. To upload a folder or file, right click the target folder or file from local site, select Upload.

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  7. To download a folder or file, right click the target folder or file from remote site, select Download.

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Note

Check this Link for general help on FileZilla (how to change directory, upload / download and comparison…)